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The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Spanish Canary island of La Palma, spews lava and smoke. The eruption has left at least 870 buildings of all types completely destroyed and prompted the evacuation of around 6,000 people. IMAGES
La Cumbre Vieja volcano erupts in La Palma, Spain, as smoke billows from the mountainside in the Canary Islands. IMAGES
Santa Cruz de la Palma, Sep 26 (EFE).- The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, stabilized on Sunday after a week of activity and authorities say that everyone who was forced to evacuate during the eruption may now return to their homes.The administrative committee of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Attention to Emergencies from Volcanic Risk (Pevolca, after verifying that all indicators - which on Friday had pointed to a dangerous "scenario" for three population centers near the volcano with about 160 residents - were now showing that the volcano has stabilized.Those indicators include seismic tremos, seismic signals and deformations of the earth on and near the volcano, the head of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) in the Canaries, Maria Jose Blanco, said Sunday. (Camera: MIGUEL ÁNGEL PÉREZ/ÁNGEL MEDINA). SHOT LIST: THE CUMBRE VIEJA VOLCANO ON THE ISLAND OF LA PALMA IN THE CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts during the night for the fifth time this year, spewing lava and ash into the air. IMAGES
Footage released on the 17th of March show flaming lava pouring out of the crater of Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, which erupted late Friday and continues to spew hot ash and other volcanic material. Merapi also erupted last week, sending volcanic material 9,600 feet (3,000 metres) above the summit. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).